Click No Crank No Start Repair - 2013 Nissan Armada - Easy! 

I’m glad you found my video helpful and you were able to start your car! Thank you for the nice comment!

Glad you found my video helpful! Thanks for leaving comment to let me know!

Thanks! I hope it helped you fix a problem and save some $$$!

Yes, it’s a pretty terrible location for the starter if you ask me. Basically zero access to the starter without removing the intake manifold. I can’t even tap the solenoid if it gets stuck. Thanks for the “S” terminal info and your comment!

I made the video because it was really hard to find the specific switch info for my wife’s Armada. Are you working on a Titan with the same type of fob start ignition switch? Thanks for letting me know! I’ll see what I can do to make the video pop up for Titans as well.

So I got a click when trying to crank last Sunday,after cycling key it crank like no problem,I haven’t had an issue cranking in until about 3:30 today(Thursday)so three days in a row it has crank just perfect,but I was getting ready to leave work around 3:30 and got the damn click but i eventually got it to crank after a few turns and of course started up fine and drove fine,your thoughts? I hope it’s the ignition switch

@jacobyrichardson199, sounds a lot like what was going on with the Armada in my video. For reference it had approximately 175k miles on it at the time. Wife would mention it had a hard time starting on first try but not every time. Then it started happening more and one morning it stopped starting even after a lot of tries. So I started trying to figure out if it could be anything other than the starter. I replaced it once because of a bad solenoid and it’s not a simple job. Anyway, a solenoid that is going bad will often work fine first thing in the morning when the engine is cool. Then it won’t start again if you turn it off to do something like run in a store and come right back out. But if you let it cool for an hour or so it starts with no problem. That’s a typical solenoid problem and sounds different than your problem. So if your battery is strong and the battery connections are good it could very likely be the ignition switch or maybe a relay. Both are much easier to replace and cheap compared to replacing the starter. Local auto parts stores charge a lot more than eBay/Amazon sellers for the same parts. It might be worth ordering an ignition switch and giving it a try. I doubt the ignition switch will throw a trouble code so you can’t go by OBD2 codes to diagnose it. You can pull the switch and break it open to see if the contacts are burned inside but at that point you need a new switch anyway. I haven’t had much luck cleaning the contacts and putting it back together. Hopefully the ignition switch part numbers in the video will help with your search.

@@fiveable thank you I just ordered a ignition switch

@jacobyrichardson199 Great! I hope the ignition switch fixes your starting problem. Please let me know either way. Thanks!

Thanks for leaving a comment and letting me know the ignitions switch didn't completely resolve your starting troubles. Sounds like the switch was only part of the problem. Hopefully it's not the starter solenoid but it could be if you are getting a click with no crank. In case you missed it, there is some additional information at the end of the video showing what I checked and fixed before I replaced the ignition switch. There is also a starter relay that could potentially be a problem and would be an easy repair. First off, make sure your battery is strong (load test, not just voltage check) and the connections and cables are good end to end. Once, on another car, one of the leads from the battery had a corroded section under the insulation midway through the cable that wasn't visible on the outside. It took me a long time to find it because I wasn't testing voltage drop from one end to the other. When you figure it out, feel free to drop an update in the comments. I'm sure someone else will find the information useful.

Did you ever try to use the back up key in the fob 😂 I turn it like twice And if it won’t start I use the key

@ZEUSTHEGODD no, the contacts inside my switch were burned. Using the key wouldn’t have made any difference. Zero starting issues with my Armada after replacing the ignition switch.